PREFACE. v 



those needs, due regard being paid to soil, site, 

 altitude, and local demand. 



4. That the chief demand will be for the Coniferae, 

 and that the following, in order of merit, should be 

 selected: Larch, Scotch Pine, Sitka and Common 

 Spruce, Silver Fir, and Douglas Fir. 



5. That large areas should be planted, with the 

 object of supplying quantity and quality, and that 

 thinning should be limited to the production of long, 

 straight, and matured timber. 



6. That no area of woodland which is not yielding a 

 full interest upon its capital value should be allowed 

 to stand, but be cleared and replanted. 



7. That every tree felled should be allowed to lie 

 in its full length. 



8. That regard should be paid, when laying out 

 new plantations, to arrangement of roads necessary 

 for future removal of timber. 



9. That for maintaining supply all sums received 

 for timber should be liable to a deduction, whereby 

 a fund may be created for replanting. 



10. That where principles of Forestry have been 

 strictly followed the best results have been achieved, 

 and the future prospects secured. 



11. That every landed estate of reasonable magni- 

 tude should possess its own nursery, and that the 

 seeds of trees required should be sown. 



I have not thought it necessary to change, or even 

 modify, the text of this modest book, it being based 

 on principles which do not allow of such ; but every 

 forester, who knows his work, will modify and adapt 

 according to the circumstances of his case. 



